Brain Injury and Concussions Explained

Nov 9, 2017 | Concussion, Cranial Sacral, Health & Wellness, Stretch Fascia

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Brain Injury and Concussions Explained

The brain is enclosed in the skull. Skulls have minimal room for expansion to accommodate for swelling or bleeding created from a head injury. Although when there is an impact, there is the possibility of fracturing the skull. The fractures could compress sections of the nervous system or splinter-causing wound in the brain.

Types of traumatic brain injury

  1. Primary or direct – damage is due to impact, regardless of whether you head hits an object of your brain sloshes around in your skull
  2. Secondary injury results from subsequent brain swelling, intracranial hematomas, infection, cerebral hypoxia and ischemia also,

It is essential to distinguish between the two to apply the best treatment and to prevent secondary injury.

Types of injury

  1. Focal
  2. Diffuse
  3. Mild-moderate or severe

Focal injuries include contusion, laceration or haemorrhage.

Diffuse injuries include concussion contusion; diffuse axonal injury (shearing) or hypoxic (deprived of oxygen) brain injury.

A concussion is defined as a momentary interruption of brain function with or without loss of consciousness. Recovery can take place within 24 hours but can take months or even years.

In my clinical observation, the brains that take longer to heal our brains that have already had blows to the head in childhood, sport, accidents or people who had ADHD; their brains are already compromised and struggle to heal it.

Symptoms of concussion include but not inclusive

  1. Headache
  2. Anxiety
  3. Irritability,
  4. Insomnia,
  5. Poor concentration
  6. Poor memory
  7. Change in eyesight
  8. Change in vision
  9. Fatigue
  10. Digestive issues

Moderate head injury is characterized by an extended period of unconsciousness

  1. Neurologic manifestations
  2. Aphasia
  3. Cranial nerve palsy
  4. Swelling of brain

Symptoms

  1. Mood and personality changes
  2. Tiredness
  3. Dizziness
  4. Problems concentrating

Severe Head injury

  1. Cerebral Contusion
  2. Shearing of brain structures
  3. Intracranial bleeding
  4. Cognitive and motor deficits

Symptoms of severe head injury could include

  1. Seizures
  2. Difficulty speaking or staying away
  3. Vomiting
  4. Sudden bruising or swelling from behind the eye

It’s your brain; nobody will care for it as you do.  Sitting in a dark room for a couple of days went out with the dark ages as a treatment for concussion.

For all head injuries, see your doctor, make sure they give you the SCAT 5 concussion test, get a referral to the Brain Injury Institute in your area, get a cat scan or MRI.

Treatment options

  1. Vestibular adjustment
  2. Neurobiofeedback
  3. Brain balancing exercises
  4. Visual training exercises
  5. Cranial sacral therapy
  6. Lymph/Brain/Fascia Therapy

If you missed last weeks blog on “Three non-negotiable Anti Aging Supplements” you can find it at  https://www.simonefortier.com/blog/recent/prevent-pain-and-aging/

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